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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
3
The Prince and the Pumps a Vitagraph comedy plays at the Orpheum with a bright, dazzling plot about a young man who steals a pump and searches for its owner. It riffs on Prince Charming and fairyland while poking fun at modern ideals.
A wealthy London youth abandons city life for Colorado romance with an Indian girl, settles to a western life, then is summoned back to London to claim an estate. He returns too late, heartbroken, and dies. Also notes on Gaumont’s Jimmie’s Trick and Gabes oasis film with Bedouin life and dates extraction.
Program notes: Friday and Saturday at The Pastime feature The Playwright in motion pictures. A brief listing highlights Eissanay as part of the schedule.
An advertisement asserts dandruff is caused by a germ and that Zemo and Zemo Soap destroy it. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied after using one bottle and one cake, claiming permanent cure when used as directed. Sold by druggists nationwide and Pendleton Drug Co.
A struggling young writer battles rejection, fate, and despair, then finds aid from a brave woman and her mother. He falls in love with the daughter, reads of his work, and gains production hope in a period drama universe featuring The Golden Age. Thrilling race plots and frontier conflicts ensue with romance and wit.
Brooklyn debacle during the Santiago battle is revisited by Admiral Chadwick in a new history of the Spanish American War. The article notes a court of inquiry under Admiral Dewar examined charges against Commodore Schley and discusses naval opposition to him in Washington during the inquiry.
A disputed account claims the Brooklyn turned toward the Texas to avoid collision during the battle with Spain, challenging Schley and Cook while praising Chadwick and Sampson’s aides. The contested “loop” is portrayed as a risky move rather than a creditable maneuver.
An old style ad promotes a treatment for piles asking about causes and whether internal or external remedies work. It claims Dr J Leonhardt found an internal cure and offers a booklet mailed free from Buffalo New York or through a company selling Hem-rotid at one dollar per bottle with a guarantee, available at drug stores.
An old advertisement urges readers fatigued workers to seek Electric Bitters at Koeppens. Claiming to restore tone and vigor, the copy promises rapid benefits from the first dose and offers a guaranteed satisfaction with every bottle.
Let G Thauws It phone George Stangier at Gritman Gros for light or heavy moving of trunks furniture or planes. Prompt careful service to any city area.
The Oregon Theatre hosts The Flower of the Ranch on Sunday night with Le Comte and Flesher presenting a Western musical comedy. Betty Caldwell as Flower anchors the show with a clever, lively cast including Jack Farnum and Sheriff Bob Brandon. The choruses and costumes thrill local audiences, while comedy star Shivers provides standout laughs.
Milton Oregon special correspondence reports the marriage of Dickey and Miss Elna Hull in Portland last week. The couple, well known in Milton, have many friends who wish them happiness. Various local notices follow, including visitors, church activities, rental changes, and a new chicken house project at the Commercial Barn.
Newspaper ad touts Pape's Diapepsia as a cure for indigestion heartburn and stomach distress claiming relief in five minutes. It urges readers to ask for the 59 cent case and asserts the product digests heavy meals removes foul breath and prevents the need for laxatives for stomach liver and intestines.
In Athena on Sept 29 David H Sanders sold his home farm half section to A H McIntyre for more than 25000. Mrs Delilah H Hill sold her half section to Dora Lookwent for more than 25000. Both buyers held original government patents. References to Spain revolution and Senator Bailey appear in brief, unrelated notes.
An OCR snippet promotes BALLARDIYS HOREHOUND SYRUP as a remedy for coughs and lung congestion. It lists prices 250, 50¢ and $1.00 per bottle and credits A C Koeppen & Bros as the sellers.
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